Tie-piece for metallic furniture.



A. T. WEISS.

TIE PIECE FOP. METALLIC FURNITURE.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 26, 1914.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914*.

81409444 01 AZZ7J'6 Z T VEL'SS tub Gummy UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE. I

ALBERT T. WEISS, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TO Y A WMAN & EBIBEMN. (70., OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPDRA'IION 01" NEW YORK.

TIE-PIECE FOR METALLIC FURNITURE.

Application filed January 28, 1814. Serial No. 814,406.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT T. Wines, ofRochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Tie-Pieces for MetallicFurniture; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a. part of this specification, and to thereference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to furniture, and more particularly tocabinets or other articles having oppositely disposed walls that it isrequired should be braced upon each other or tied together, particularlyat inner points removed from adjoining or intermediate walls, and it hasfor its object to provide a simple, light and strong tie piece for usein such'instances that may be easily and economically constructed andreadily assembled with or taken apart from other parts of the cabinetstructure. 7

A rther object of the invention is to render the tie piece of such aform asto adapt it for use, as a partition element, or shelf.

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvementsand combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the endof the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is aside elevation of a furniture cabinet, thewalls of which are connected by a tie piece constructed in accordancewith and illustrating one embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is afragmentary section taken substantialliy on theline 22 of Fig. 1; Fig.3is'a ragmentary section taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 2,and looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 4: is an enlarged detailperspective of one end of the tie piece, and Fig. 5 is'an enlargeddetail perspective of the wedge member that secures the tie piece inplace.

Similar reference numerals throughout the several figures indicate thesame parts.

I have chosen to illustrate the present invention as embodied in acabinet of the nature described and claimed in a companion applicationfiled herewith, in which it is also shown, but as the precise nature ofthe cabinet construction as a whole is of no importance herein, ithasbeen shown only in part. For the purposes of this invention itincludes (but one of which is shown, as the other is merely a duplicatethereof). The open front of the cabinet is indicated at 2 and the backWall at 3.

Extending across between the side walls 1 are a plurality of tie pieces,indicated enerally at 4, and preferably formed up rom sheet metal in theshape of a yoke or channel ron having a relatively narrow intermed ateconnecting portion 5 and broad side portions 6. At each end the formerhas an extenslon 7 beyond the ends of the side portions, while one ofthe latter is also extended at 8 to an even greater degree by a flattongue 9 cut from the material thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 4;. Thetongue on which it is formed enables the extension 8 to be offset to aposition substantially centrally between the side portions 6 or inalinement with the extension 7, and it is disposed at right angles tothe latter with relation to the thickness of the stock from which thetie is made, the member 7 being disposed vertically in the presentinstance, and the member 8, horizontally. At a point so far beyond theends of the side pieces 6 as approximately equals the thickness of thewalls of the cabinet, the extension 8 is provided with an aperture orperforation 10 of preferably rectangular outline.

At opposite points,.eac'h suited to the location of one of the tiepieces, each side wall -1 is provided with a pair of apertures or slots11 and 12 corresponding in their cross sections and in their relativepositions to the extensions 7 and 8, the former of which at each end ofthe tie piece projects through the slot 11 and the latter through theslot 12. The lateral separation and spacing of these two points ofengagement effectually prevents any twisting or torsional action on thepart of the tie pieces.

The ends of the side portions 6 abut the inner faces of the cabinetwalls, while the cen tral extension 8 extends through the latter in eachinstance, so that the aperture 10 is on the outside. Through thisaperture I drive a .wedge 18 that I prefer to form by doublingover apiece of sheet metal in a flatwise direction, as shown in Fig. 5. The

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two opposite parallel side walls 1 I or arms and the extremities of thelatter are finally spread so that their flat faces diverge,

as appears in Fig. 1. It will,-thereforc, be seen that the wedges notonly act in that capacity to draw the walls and the ends of the tiepieces tight together, but also act as cotter pins to secure thefastening.

It will be noted that the construction described is particularly adaptedfor use in knock-down furniture or where a permanent connection isnot'desired, as the wedges may be readily straightened and withdrawn andthen used again to restore the joint as tightly as before.

The tie piece has a'substantial appearance as though thick and solid,particularly when viewed from the side of the wall or portion 5, forwhich reason it is well adapted for a finish simulating the grain ofwood. In a cabinet of the type represented and further described in myother application above mentioned, which is designed for use as a drawercabinet, the tie pieces constitute all that is required as a partitionor shelf between adjacent drawe s.

' I claim as my invention: I

1. The combination with a pair of oppositely arranged casing walls eachprovided with two apertures, of a tie piece extending between the wallswith its ends abutting them and formed in the shape of a yoke or channelbar, an extension on the intermediate portion of the yoke at each endprojecting into one aperture of the adjacent wall, and an extension onone of the side portions of the yoke at each end projecting into theother aperture. 2. The combination with a pair ofv oppositely arrangedcasing walls each provlded with two apertures, of a tie piece extendingbetween the walls with its ends abutting them and formed in the shape ofa yoke or channel bar, an extension on the intermediate portion of theyoke at each end pro-- j ecting into one aperture of the adjacent wall,an extension on one of the side portions of the yoke at each endprojecting through the other aperture and having a perforation in itsextremity on the other side of the wall :iid a wedge extendingthe-perfora- 1on. v

3. The combination with a pair of op walls each pro 5:1

sitely arranged casing with two apertures, o a tie piece extendingbetween the walls with its ends abutting them and formed in the shape ofa yoke or channel bar, an extension on the intermediate portion of theyoke at each' end p'roectmg into one aperture of the adjacent wall, anextension on one of the side portlons of the yoke at each end offset toa position substantially centrally of the tie piece or between the s1deportions'and projecting through time projection being provided with aperforation in its extremity on the other side of the wall, and a wedgeextending through the perforation. 4. The combination with a pair of opthe other aperture, said last men-- sitely arranged casing walls eachprovi ed with an elongated aperture or slot, of a tie piece extendinbetween the walls with its ends abutting t em and formed in the shape ofa yoke or channel bar, a flat extension on one of the side portions ofthe yoke at each end projecting through the slot or aperture of theadjacent wall and ofiset to a position substantially centrally of thetie piece or between the side portions, said extension bein providedwith a perforation in its extremlty on the other side of the wall, and awedge extending through the perforation.

5. The combination with a pair of oppositely arranged casing walls eachprovided with an aperture, of a tie piece extending between the wallswith its ends abutting them and having each of the latter provide withan extension projecting through the adjacent wall and having anaperture-there in and a wedge extending through the aper' ture andcomprising a single piece of flat,

material doubled fiatwise and ta ered so that its edge converges towardthe ee ends,

the latter being bent so that the flat faces diverge on the oppositeside of the extension from the fold or intermediate portion.

' ALBERT T. WEISS.

Witnesses:

Russnm. B. Gmrrrn, H. E. STONEBRAKER.

